☀️ What's Up in Newport: Monday, March 31

Monday, March 31, 2025

Good Morning, Newport!

⚓ Where were you during the flood of 2010? You may recall that the flooding crippled parts of the state and shut down the Warwick Mall and other businesses for months. The Pawtuxet River at Cranston, RI crested at 20.79 ft on Wednesday, March 31st 2010. [What’sUpNewp]

⚓ Newport Police Department is holding a community meeting this evening, to discuss public safety and speed camera enforcement. [What’sUpNewp]

⚓ Heads up for Newport Pell Bridge travelers;

⚓ If you’re crossing the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the westbound right lane will be closed from March 31 to April 3, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.

⚓ Heads Up: There will be construction and paving on Riverside Street in Portsmouth from April 21st to April 25th. During this time, there will be limited local access only.

⚓ The League of Women Voters Newport County is hosting a town hall meeting with most of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation on April 21, 2025, at Portsmouth Middle School. [What’sUpNewp]

⚓ Every year, the SRyou Student Exposition shines a spotlight on the incredible research, creativity and innovation of Salve Regina University students. This year, junior Colleen Brown and sophomore Kelly Schaffer are making waves—quite literally—with their project on stormwater-driven pollution in Rhode Island’s Almy Pond and Nelson Pond. [Salve Today]

Congressman Amo and local leaders join historic militia for birthday dinner and museum showcase

League of Women Voters organizes public event to address community concerns on April 21

In Newport County and across Aquidneck Island, homeowners and prospective buyers are facing an increasingly costly reality: insurance premiums have quietly jumped by 25% to 40% over the last five years.

Floods closed many businesses for months

Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit solo home runs in the sixth inning to put the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.

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Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.

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Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper scored, Cam Talbot stopped 21 shots and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Saturday night.

Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics won their eighth straight, beating the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 on Saturday night.

Adolis García put Texas ahead to stay with his first homer of the season after an earlier two-run double and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday night.

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